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Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes Crewe
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or "ROBERT OFFLEY ASHBURTON CREWE-MILNES, CREWE 1ST Marquess Of, English statesman and writer ( see 7.43 2) remained leader of the House of Lords through Mr. Asquith's first administration, and during the Coalition Government of 1915-6. Though he was not Lord Granville's equal in the difficult and delicate task of endeavouring to win the peers' assent to a succession of unpalatable measures of Radical reform, he contrived, by his courtesy and charm, to retain their liking and respect throughout the critical period beginning with the budget of 1909. He succeeded Lord Morley at the India Office in Nov. 1910, and attended, as Secretary of State, the King and Queen on their visit to India in the winter of 1911-2. He was responsible for the high acts of policy announced at the Delhi Durbar; the removal of the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi, and the reunion of the two Bengals under a Governorin-Council. At the coronation of King George he was promoted to a marquessate. In the first Coalition Government he was Lord President of the Council. He followed Mr. Asquith in declining to take office under Mr. Lloyd George; and after his resignation he continued to lead the independent Liberal opposition in the Lords.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes Crewe'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/robert-offley-ashburton-crewe-milnes-crewe.html. 1910.
